
When an entire town in upstate New York is closed down by an unexpected snowfall, a "snow day" begins when a group of elementary school kids, led by Natalie Brandston, try to ensure that the schools stay closed by stopping a mechanical snowplow driver by trying to hijack his plow truck. Meanwhile, Natalie's big brother Hal is using this day to try to win the affections of Claire Bonner, the most popular girl in his high school, while Hal and Natalie's father Tom, a TV meteoro... (Full plot summary below)
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When an entire town in upstate New York is closed down by an unexpected snowfall, a "snow day" begins when a group of elementary school kids, led by Natalie Brandston, try to ensure that the schools stay closed by stopping a mechanical snowplow driver by trying to hijack his plow truck. Meanwhile, Natalie's big brother Hal is using this day to try to win the affections of Claire Bonner, the most popular girl in his high school, while Hal and Natalie's father Tom, a TV meteorologist, faces off against a rival meteorologist for weather coverage of the day's events.
Leave your thoughts about Snow Day.
| CitysearchDave KehrIt has a redeeming touch of soulfulness to it. |
| New York PostLou LumenickMakes the most of its wintry settings and never insults the audience's intelligence -- no mean feat for a family film. It's a real crowd-pleaser. |
| Chicago TribuneLou CarlozoSucceeds in bringing the best attributes of Nickelodeon TV to the big screen. |
| Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachIn this day of overstuffed action flicks and dumbed-down "comedies," (Snow Day) is kinda refreshing. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsDavid N. ButterworthA fun family film with the emphasis on family. |
| At the MoviesRoger EbertAn uninspired assembly of characters and story lines that interrupt one another. |
| Portland OregonianBob ThomasThe humor is on the level of flatulence by a chubby boy. |
| L.A. WeeklyNicole CamposFortunately, everything comes together splendidly in the last act, and the kids and grown-ups are all first-rate. |
| Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanOffers an amusing break to the undemanding. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonThere's little here to offend anyone, and even less here to excite anyone. |